About Allan Lawson's Fighting Arts, LLC
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About Allan Lawson's Fighting Arts, LLC
Allan Lawson began his martial arts training in January 1974 as a member of Marcorie Cooper's first class of students at Lightning Fire Mountain, a Shaolin style Kung Fu school located in the South Dakota Black Hills, where he studied during college. Next, living in areas where instructors were unavailable, he began what became a nineteen and a half year course of independent study and
training in applied martial arts. He was guided by the writings of Bruce
Lee on Jeet Kune Do, insights he was able to
glean from other writings, films and school visits, and by his own intuition.  Integrative Functional Conditioning SM Integrative Functional Conditioning is a dynamic performance oriented mind-body-spirit approach to combative martial art training and fitness. It is not merely a weight loss or body building program, although a lean, strong physique is necessarily one of the natural results of this intensive training. It is much more comprehensive, involving development of greater capacity for endurance, strength, quickness and flexibility, not only in a physical sense but psychological, cognitive and spiritual as well. As an example, rather than focusing on this or that isolated muscle and thinking only of increasing it's size, we consider the being as a whole. We want the whole creature undivided, working as one. We are more interested in capacity than in appearances. We are interested in developing useful skills and abilities. This is the ultimate self defense fitness training program.  Training Center Locations- Phoenix, Arizona Area Private training. Visitors are welcome by appointment only. The ALFA martial arts schools are currently located near the following Phoenix, AZ area cross streets: Tatum & Shea, centrally located between the 51 Freeway and
the North and East legs of the Loop 101 Freeway, in Paradise Valley, AZ. ALFA Instruction and Training
The minimum age for ALFA membership and instruction is 13 years. Our sincere intention is that this message reaches those few exceptional people among us suited for this course of study. The words "kung fu" mean exceptional skill gained
through long, hard work. Sorry, that's just the way the universe
works. While a good teacher can guide you, nothing worthwhile is accomplished but by effort over If you will not be content with a diluted, dumbed-down form of fighting art or an unrealistic sporting art, if you want to develop a lot of combative fighting and life skills rather than just a couple, and if you are as serious about your training as we are, then you are looking in the right place. If you still have old-fashioned high standards and goals and are motivated to continually improve yourself over time, you are the one we have been searching for. This is an endeavor which customarily requires a minimum of 11 years time and stained effort to attain Master level proficiency. Be prepared to make a commitment to, and invest in at least one full year of training in order to achieve good results. This is our fast track
program. It includes rights to all scheduled belt
level appropriate classes
in Kung Fu San Soo, Jeet Kune Do and Escrima plus all open
training. Minimum attendance is 2 Kung Fu San Soo classes and 1 Jeet Kune
Do /
Escrima class per week. Schedule Your Interview: We have given you a lot of information about us. Now it's your turn to tell us about yourself. Sign up to schedule your interview using the contact form in the next column to your right. Current Class Schedule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday & Tuesday Evenings
5:45 - 7:15 Kung Fu San Soo: Black Belt & Brown Belt Kung Fu San Soo: Green Belt & Yellow Belt Kung Fu San Soo: White Belt If you may be interested in joining a new White Belt class any time in the future please ask to have your name placed on the waiting list, using the contact form to the right. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday Evenings 5:45 - 7:45 Advanced Jeet Kune Do / Escrima Beginning Jeet Kune Do / Fundamentals If you may be interested in joining a new Beginners class any time in the future please ask to have your name placed on the waiting list, using the contact form to the right.
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Phoenix, AZ Martial Arts School Contact:
Website:
www.alfakungfu.com
E-mail: sifu@alfakungfu.com
Telephone: 602-774-0282   "The art of Kung Fu lies not in victory or defeat but in the building of human character". - Jimmy H. Woo Excellence in Martial Arts and Fitness Training Phoenix, Arizona Kung Fu San Soo, Jeet Kune Do, Escrima |
Our Premium
Membership: "I began my
work with ALFA 7 years ago training with Master Lawson. I was educated
in the Kung Fu San Soo fighting system primarily. It is a practical and
effective fighting system which provides many benefits. It is truly a
fighting art. Also, a solid foundation is provided in punching and
kicking using long range styles and weapon instruction. The one on one
instruction and personal training are top
notch." Steve Lundeen
(Allan Lawson has not been officially awarded the Master
certificate in the KFSS ranking system by another instructor holding
that title. Steve uses the "Master" designation here in the traditional
sense, indicating a mutual respect between teacher and student. Thank
you Steve.)
"Allan is one of
those rare individuals that put in that extra effort." Henning
Wallgren Europe '07 Zoot Shooter
Recent Questions:
Q "Were u able to learn all the san soo forms when you were studying the system?"A Jimmy taught a new form every four weeks from the ancient books he possessed. My teacher, Scott Leitch, trained well beyond the 11 years that are the minimum to become a Master, so he accumulated many forms. I presently possess about 100 such form diagrams and instructions. They take 8 or 9 years to cycle through as empty hand forms. All the forms can also be adapted into weapons forms for use with almost unlimited numbers of weapon types. All these can be reconstituted into many personal form variations as well.
After years of training you develop an ability to interpret and teach yourself forms you have never seen demonstrated before. There are limited numbers of movements that the human body can do.
The same goes for the techniques, of which 3 to 6 are commonly learned each week. The standard lower belt techniques, which take about 3 years to progress through, are repeated over and over when you teach so they are more easily remembered.
It can sometimes take me a few days of reading the instructions and experimenting before I understand some of the Black Belt techniques I have not seen before. I still haven't taught all the 15 or so years worth of Black Belt Techniques that I have in written form.
Of course in the freestyle training, which starts after 6 months you react to what your partner presents rather than by route repetition of memorized techniques. You are creating your own responses out of all the techniques you have learned previously, perhaps combining parts from different techniques, all without conscious thought. The possibilities are unlimited.
While the forms are done in the air to improve form, balance, and timing, the techniques are the practical application. San Soo differs from the other arts in that we are able to really do, or simulate, the techniques, which are designed to maim and kill, without being harmed. This is because the training is not competitive. We take turns allowing the partner to practice the technique, without resisting. We are trained to react to what the partner does, and do proper breakfalls, avoiding injury and allowing realistic training.
To someone watching, it appears that we are really fighting. I have seen visitors turn white with shock and even quickly leave the school and never return because they were overwhelmed by the sense of potential danger and what may appear to them to be cruel indifference to the well being of the partners.
Q "I was curious if students get charged testing fees in san soo."
A No. Neither Scott nor I, or anyone I know did that. I always donate a new good quality belt and a laminated certificate to students when they are promoted. Conversely, in some Karate schools you will notice that some of the best students, wearing worn out uniforms, are still Brown Belts because they cannot afford to test.
